Robert Costanzo is a fan of Neil Simon's early plays. That's why the Los Angeles-based actor, whose 40-plus years in show business includes appeared in such movies as "Total Recall" and "Honeymoon in Vegas," was willing to brave Chicago's frigid early...

It was another blistering hot day across part of California on Friday, with some areas reaching new records, including Sacramento and Stockton.
Downtown Los Angeles on Friday tied a heat record for the day, hitting 91 degrees. Other parts of the...

Chicago's weather was in midwinter form Friday, complete with lake-effect snow and a subfreezing high temperature. The snow amounted to less than an inch in most areas, but up to 2 inches fell across central portions of the metro area in a corridor from...

With Saturday's forecast of a high of 39 degrees, breezy with the chance of a snow flurry or two, and snow sporadically still covering some of the landscape, it hardly seems like it's time for trout season.
But it is.
The regional trout season...

Old Man Winter just won't go away.
A week into spring, the National Weather Service says there's a slight chance of snow showers in Anne Arundel County early Saturday morning and again later in the day.
The area will see rain throughout the day today,...

Rain on Friday morning in the Baltimore region is expected to cause some problems for the morning commute, but temperatures will stay well above freezing, according to the national Weather Service.
The NWS says a band of "moderate to locally heavy" rain...

North winds from an approaching Canadian high pressure system will not only trigger lake-effect snow showers around the south end of Lake Michigan on Friday, it will also usher unusually cold air into the Chicago area.
Friday's projected high of 30...

Unseasonably hot temperatures in Southern California are expected to break records over the next two days and bring high surf, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Temperatures will reach 91 degrees in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday and Friday.
As...

Weather will be mixed Thursday.
Expect a partly sunny day, with the possibility of thunderstorms after 2 p.m.
The high is expected to be near 84. There’s a 50 percent chance of rain. Beachgoers should be cautious because there’s a moderate...

Clouds depressed temperatures Wednesday, with highs topping out only in the lower 40s, but that, along with the early morning rain, was enough to erase remnants of the 6-inch snowfall the Chicago area received just two days prior.
Some sun will return...